Beds, interchangeable years?
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1999-2016 beds will work, although the newer years have a slightly different body line feature and wheel well arch.
Also, the newer diesel beds will have a larger fuel door to accommodate the fuel and DEF filling.
Also, the newer diesel beds will have a larger fuel door to accommodate the fuel and DEF filling.
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I am trying to figure out what to do with my truck bed right now. The supports are pretty much gone and there is a slight hole in the bed right above one of those supports. I found one support was resting on top of the spare tire.
Trying to find a 99-16 8' long bed for the truck isn't easy. So, that leaves me with all of four options:
1) Take off the current bed, clean it up, install new supports from Dorman and the front support that I found from a fabricator, treat the underside with Por-15 so I do not need to deal with this again, and then reinstall it. Big worry with this is welding the new supports to the bed with the Line-X in the bed.
2) Put a flat bed on the truck, which I am not liking the idea of too much
3) Put a utility bed on the truck, which is appealing but I am guessing they run somewhere around $5,000, which is way more than it would cost me to repair the current bed.
4) Try to fit a 2017 bed on the truck. I know the aesthetic lines will not match up and the bolt holes will not line up, which sucks, but it will be a brand new bed for around $1,500 and it will be aluminum.
The entire reason I came to this forum today is to see if anybody has installed a 2017 take off bed on an older Super Duty and what it was like as far as bolting it in place is concerned.
Trying to find a 99-16 8' long bed for the truck isn't easy. So, that leaves me with all of four options:
1) Take off the current bed, clean it up, install new supports from Dorman and the front support that I found from a fabricator, treat the underside with Por-15 so I do not need to deal with this again, and then reinstall it. Big worry with this is welding the new supports to the bed with the Line-X in the bed.
2) Put a flat bed on the truck, which I am not liking the idea of too much
3) Put a utility bed on the truck, which is appealing but I am guessing they run somewhere around $5,000, which is way more than it would cost me to repair the current bed.
4) Try to fit a 2017 bed on the truck. I know the aesthetic lines will not match up and the bolt holes will not line up, which sucks, but it will be a brand new bed for around $1,500 and it will be aluminum.
The entire reason I came to this forum today is to see if anybody has installed a 2017 take off bed on an older Super Duty and what it was like as far as bolting it in place is concerned.
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Why install a 2017 bed when the newer 2016's and older are plentiful. Go on EBay and CL there are vendors that have these beds in bulk stacked up ready to go. I know of one in Missouri and one in Texas they buy the beds from Fleet dealers when they are removed. Usually sell for about $2k - $2.5k
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From: West Friendship, Maryland
Why install a 2017 bed when the newer 2016's and older are plentiful. Go on EBay and CL there are vendors that have these beds in bulk stacked up ready to go. I know of one in Missouri and one in Texas they buy the beds from Fleet dealers when they are removed. Usually sell for about $2k - $2.5k
If I could find a 2016 within a reasonable drive from me, I would buy it. Otherwise, I am leaning toward taking the current bed off, replacing the supports, rust proofing the bottom of it, and putting it back on. Don't think I am going to go the 2017 route.
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Hello Fabsroman. I signed up for this forum after reading your post. We have the same situation with our 2008 F350 Super Duty and are trying to determine what year beds will fit it exactly or to try and fix what we have. What did you end up doing ?
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My advice to you would be to continue to look through e-bay and Craigslist in the hope of finding something close to you. The bed cost me $1.950, which isn't too bad. Took it for an estimate to get it painted and they wanted $2,500, which was ridiculous. Guessing they just did not want to do the work. So, my brother and I are going to paint it. He paints at a body shop, so it is just a matter of finding the time to get it done.
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Thanks so much for that info. Not sure what year yours is ..............do you know the final word on what years are interchangeable? As best we have been able to find out (for our 2008) we should be looking for 2005-2016. Do you know if that is correct?
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Mine is a 2003. 1999 to 2016 are interchangeable. Thing is, you are not going to find many of the older beds that are in decent shape. You will be lucky to find a 2015 or 2016 out there. I was watching e-bay and Craigslist for over a month trying to find one, and all the stars aligned one day except for the color.
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Ford experts......
Will a 2017 long bed from a F250 fit on a 2012 F350 long bed? Reading this thread I see that a 2016 should but want to make sure.
Thanks,
Jim
Will a 2017 long bed from a F250 fit on a 2012 F350 long bed? Reading this thread I see that a 2016 should but want to make sure.
Thanks,
Jim
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No, it isn't a bolt on swap.
